The Portland Trail Blazers have re-signed guard/forward Matthys Thibul.
According to multiple reports, the team matched a three-year, $33 million offer sheet Thybulle signed with the Dallas Mavericks.
Thybulle, 26, was acquired by the Trail Blazers on February 9, 2023. In 22 games (22 starts) with Portland last season, he scored 7.4 points (43.8% FG, 38.8% 3-PT), 3.5 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.7 steals and 0.8 blocks in 27.7 minutes per game. A two-time NBA All-Defensive Second Team selection (2022, 2021) ranked first in the NBA in steals per 36 minutes (2.5), steals per 100 possessions (3.4) and steals-to-turnover rate (3.46) during the 2022-23 regular season.
Thybulle, a Washington graduate, averaged NBA career averages of 4.6 points (44.7% FG, 33.4% 3-PT), 2.0 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 1.5 steals, 0.8 blocks and 20.5 minutes per game in 267 games (100 starter) for Philadelphia (2019-23) and Portland.